John Gasparini is a partner in the Paul Hastings Privacy & Cybersecurity and Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice groups, and is based in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.

John counsels clients on an array of privacy and data security issues, including transactional matters, contracting, compliance, incident response, internal and government investigations, and related litigation, across an array of industries. His work includes advising on GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, and HIPAA matters, among other data-privacy issue areas.

John also guides telecom and media companies and investors as they navigate an array of communications marketplace issues. He has particular expertise with complex FCC and executive branch approvals, compliance with FCC rules, lending to regulated entities, wireless spectrum policy, and strategic issues in the media and online video marketplace, including platform immunity.

Prior to joining the firm, John was an associate with a midsize law firm, specializing in telecommunications issues. He also worked as a policy fellow at Public Knowledge, focusing on communications and technology policy issues. John earned his J.D. from the George Washington University Law School in 2015, where he served as a managing editor of the Federal Communications Law Journal.

During law school, he worked as a law clerk for FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, as a law clerk for a nationwide wireless carrier and as a legal intern for a telecommunications trade association. John earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina – Beaufort, in 2011.

• George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2015
• University of South Carolina – Beaufort, B.S. (cum laude), 2011